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mercury 48 · 03-29-2021, 07:20 AM

Where do the bolts go on the belt line trim on a convertible.

mercury 48 · 04-02-2021, 03:57 PM

The body side trim has clips and studs.
There are eight stud pieces that hold the trim onto the car.

What location do the studs go when attaching the trim to the car?
Meaning what combination do these studs go to the hood, the cowl, the doors, and the quarter panels?

Do each of these locations (hood, cowl, doors, quarter panel) receive one stud each? Or is there some other combination of one location using more than one stud (for example, two on the hood and two on each quarter etc.)

These eight studs were included with the clip packages but the supplier did not know.

51 MERC-CT · 04-02-2021, 05:01 PM

Generally the studs go on the leading and/or trailing ends of the moulding if accessible from behind, other wise to the nearest accessible location.

fordyford · 04-02-2021, 05:09 PM

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I would use one stud at the end of each piece and at both ends of the door. Your final choice may be determined by access from the back side so you can get to the nut. Without the studs door trims fall off when someone slams the door.

Keith

03-29-2021, 07:20 AM	#1
mercury 48 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Downriver, Michigan Posts: 36	1948 mercury belt line trim. Where do the bolts go on the belt line trim on a convertible. Last edited by mercury 48; 04-02-2021 at 03:39 PM.

04-02-2021, 03:57 PM	#2
mercury 48 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Downriver, Michigan Posts: 36	Re: 1948 mercury belt line trim. The body side trim has clips and studs. There are eight stud pieces that hold the trim onto the car. What location do the studs go when attaching the trim to the car? Meaning what combination do these studs go to the hood, the cowl, the doors, and the quarter panels? Do each of these locations (hood, cowl, doors, quarter panel) receive one stud each? Or is there some other combination of one location using more than one stud (for example, two on the hood and two on each quarter etc.) These eight studs were included with the clip packages but the supplier did not know.

04-02-2021, 05:01 PM	#3
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: 1948 mercury belt line trim. Generally the studs go on the leading and/or trailing ends of the moulding if accessible from behind, other wise to the nearest accessible location. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES

04-02-2021, 05:09 PM	#4
fordyford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 191	Re: 1948 mercury belt line trim. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I would use one stud at the end of each piece and at both ends of the door. Your final choice may be determined by access from the back side so you can get to the nut. Without the studs door trims fall off when someone slams the door. Keith